CVE-2021-44730
Publication date 17 February 2022
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
snapd 2.54.2 did not properly validate the location of the snap-confine binary. A local attacker who can hardlink this binary to another location to cause snap-confine to execute other arbitrary binaries and hence gain privilege escalation. Fixed in snapd versions 2.54.3+18.04, 2.54.3+20.04 and 2.54.3+21.10.1
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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snapd | ||
20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 2.54.3+20.04
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.54.3+18.04
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16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 2.54.3+16.04~esm2
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 2.54.3+14.04~esm1
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Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.8 · High |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | High |
Privileges required | Low |
User interaction | None |
Scope | Changed |
Confidentiality | High |
Integrity impact | High |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-5292-1
- snapd vulnerabilities
- 17 February 2022
- USN-5292-2
- snapd vulnerabilities
- 18 February 2022
- USN-5292-3
- snapd vulnerabilities
- 18 February 2022